The ratio of the muffins Baker A baked to the number of muffins Baker B baked was 8 : 5. The ratio of the number of muffins Baker B baked to the number of muffins BAker C baked was 4 : 3. If Baker C baked 150 muffins, how many more muffins did Baker A bake than Baker C?

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Leah Burnett

21 March, 13:43

The ratio of the muffins Baker A baked to the number of muffins Baker B baked was 8 : 5. The ratio of the number of muffins Baker B baked to the number of muffins BAker C baked was 4 : 3. If Baker C baked 150 muffins, how many more muffins did Baker A bake than Baker C?

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170 muffins

Step-by-step explanation:

We start from the ratio between baker B and C

The ratio of cakes baked by both is 4:3.

We know baker C baker 150 muffins:

This mathematically means:

B:C = 4:3 = B:150

This means 4/3 = B/150

B = (4 * 150) / 3 = 200

Baker B baked 200 cakes

We now move back to the first statement

The ratio between baker A and B is 8:5

Mathematically, this means:

A:B = 8:5 = A:200

8/5 = A/200

A = (8 * 200) / 5 = 320

The number of cakes baker A baker pass baker C would be 320 - 150 = 170 muffins